yngling

yngling
 n.โ€” ยซA mystery to anyone without an interest in sailing before those Games, the boat drew headlines after the success of the trioโ€”whose sporting prowess was augmented by good looksโ€”and suddenly there was great interest in the racing of what the International Yngling Association describes as an “agreeable cross between a planing dinghy and a keelboat.”ยป โ€”โ€œFrom Yngling to canoeing, Britainโ€™s Olympians aim for more of the same” by Sachin Nakrani Guardian (United Kingdom) July 28, 2008. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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